Washington County Veterans Association minute book, 1879-1916.

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Washington County Veterans Association minute book, 1879-1916.

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This volume mainly contains minutes of annual meetings of the Washington County Veterans Association. Most of the minutes in the volume are not in manuscript form but from published versions in newspapers pasted in the volume. Also included are by-laws (1883) and some correspondence. For some meetings a complete list of those in attendance is provided.

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New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Washington County Veterans Association (N.Y.).

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The Washington County Veterans Association was founded in 1879 to bring together veterans of the Civil War residing in Washington County. Its purposes were patriotic, keeping friendships, and holding an annual muster or gathering in Washington County. The idea of such an association came from an 1879 reunion of Company F, 123rd Regiment, New York Volunteers. Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington County paid annual dues to the Association. For many years, H. C. Morhous of Greenwic...